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I build AI systems and write about it.
Plain notes on tech and AI from someone who ships it in production, not in demos.
latest writing
2026.06.12
Why most "agents" are just prompts in a loop
The word lost its meaning. Here is the line I draw between a real agent and a fancy wrapper.
2026.05.28
The real cost of a slow agent
Latency is not just a UX problem. It changes what people are willing to use the system for at all.
2026.05.09
What a CTO actually does in an AI-first company
Less code than you think. More judgment about what not to build.
recent tokdocs
2026.09.22
Cursor's Lauren Tan shipped her code-comment ban as a public agent called Comment Sicko, and its keep-list has exactly five entries
2026.09.21
Zapier and n8n Both Ship the Failure Handling This Video Uses to Separate Real AI Builders From Fake Ones
2026.09.21
The Laya vs Jev Snake Race Measures Network Distance More Than Model Quality